Anne L’Ecuyer holds policy expertise in cultural diplomacy, creative industries, cultural tourism & trade, as well as the contributions of the arts toward educational, social, and economic goals in communities throughout the United States.

She most recently served as Associate Vice President for Field Services at Americans for the Arts. In this role, she produced an annual program of leadership development events for a national audience of cultural professionals and their allies in government, business, and education. Anne consulted directly with hundreds of local arts leaders to provide strategy and support for their efforts and routinely met with delegations of foreign cultural leaders on visits sponsored by the U.S. State Department. She served as editor of the Americans for the Arts Monograph Series, and is the author of Public Funding for the Arts at the Local Level.

Alain Pineau, CCA National Director, spent 34 years of his life within the CBC, where he was, among others positions, radio journalist, Managing Editor of French Radio Network News, Regional Director and Vice President of Planning and Regulatory Affairs. Before joining the CCA, he launched and managed for nine years Galaxie, CBC’s for-profit pay audio service. He has an MA from Oxford University (UK) and has completed studies in public administration at ENAP in Montréal. Alain has been on the Board of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation since 1992 and served for many years on the Board of Opera Lyra Ottawa. Alain has recently been appointed Chair of Statistics Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Cultural Statistics.